06/02/2026
⋆｡°✩Why Yoga Will Always Stand Against Harm ⋆｡°✩
Yoga, for me, is political, not in a party sense, but in a deeply human one. Yoga asks us to see clearly, to feel deeply, and to respond with integrity. When I look at the world and feel anger, grief, and heartbreak at injustice, violence, control, and the suffering of innocent people, I know those feelings come from care, not hatred. There are days I want to shout about what I see, the harm caused by war, fascism, dictatorship, and systems that strip people of dignity, no matter where they are or who is responsible. My heart aches for all who are caught in this, on every side, because suffering is suffering.
This page, though, is a place I choose to hold as refuge. A space to breathe, to soften, to regulate, to remember our shared humanity. That doesn’t mean I am neutral to harm, or silent in my values. It means I believe raising consciousness, creating safety, and tending to the nervous system is also an act of resistance. I stand with people, not ideologies. I believe all humans, of every culture, colour, and origin, deserve to be treated with love and dignity. I also believe accountability matters, that harm should be addressed based on actions, not identity.
I don’t sit neatly on the left or the right. I see people. And as a yoga teacher, my role is to embody the practices I teach, to live ahimsa in a world that often forgets it, to choose compassion without collapsing into silence, and to offer spaces where we can remember who we are beneath fear and division. Yoga doesn’t turn us away from the world, it asks us to meet it with clarity, courage, and an open heart.
Words that align with this way of walking include; ahimsa - non-violence in thought, word, and action. Satya - truthfulness and living in integrity. Karuna - compassion for all beings. Seva - selfless service. Aparigraha, non-grasping and non-control, and Maitri, loving-kindness towards all.
🖤 Yoga Is Political, Because Love Is 🖤
